Way Out Kick-Starting Capitalism to Save Our Economic Ass

Name: Way Out Kick-Starting Capitalism to Save Our Economic Ass
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ISBN: 9780809034697

ISBN-10: 0809034697

ISBN-13: 9780809034697

Edition: 2012

Authors: L. Hunter Lovins, Boyd Cohen

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Believe in climate change. Or don’t.It doesn’t matter.But you’d better understand this: the best route to rebuilding our economy, our cities, and our job markets, as well as assuring national security, is doing precisely what you would do if you were scared to death about climate change. Whether you’re the head of a household or the CEO of a multinational corporation, embracing efficiency, innovation, renewables, carbon markets, and new technologies is the smartest decision you can make. It is the most profitable, too. And, oh yes, you’ll help save the planet.InClimate Capitalism, L. Hunter Lovins, the coauthor of the bestsellingNatural Capitalism, and the sustainability expert Dr. Boyd…

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 4/10/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.89" tall
Weight: 0.022
Language: English

ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE (RMI) has been helping corporations use resource efficiency to boost profits and competitiveness since 1982. Through its Green Development Services, RMI assists real estate professionals in integrating energy-efficient and environmentally responsive design into projects in the private and public sector.

Named aTimemagazine 2000 Hero of the Planet and called byNewsweek“the green business icon,” L. Hunter Lovins is president and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions and chief insurgent of the Madrone Project . Boyd Cohen is CEO of CO2IMPACT and a former professor of sustainable entrepreneurship in Spain, Costa Rica, and Canada.




Entrepreneuring the Solutions: The Business Case for Climate Protection


Energy Efficiency: Low-Hanging Fruit That Grows Back



Both Are Better: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Unleash the New Energy Economy



Green Buildings, Green Neighborhoods: Where Climate Capitalism Lives



Moving On



World Without Oil



Growing a Better World



Carbon Markets: Indulgences, Hot Air, or the New Currency?



Adapting to Climate Chaos



A Future That Works


Appendix: How to Calculate and Offset Your Carbon Emissions


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index